Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American actor. He
is best known for his portrayal of Mark Brendanawicz on the first two
seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and Dick Liddil in The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He won a Best
Actor in a Narrative Feature award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival
for his performance in Goodbye to All That and the Best Supporting
Actor Award from the National Society of Film Critics for his
performance as Charles Armitage Brown in Bright Star.Schneider was
born in Oakland, California, and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.
He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the
Arts.In 2000, Schneider made his film debut in George Washington and
starred in All the Real Girls. As research for his role as Jesse
Baylor in Elizabethtown, director Cameron Crowe suggested that
Schneider tour with the band My Morning Jacket for five days.
Schneider accompanied the band to concerts held in such locations as
Irving Plaza, the Webster Theater, the Theater of the Living Arts, and
Stone Pony Landing.After Elizabethtown, Schneider had supporting roles
in The Family Stone and Live Free or Die. In 2007, he portrayed Gus
Lindstrom in Lars and the Real Girl and Dick Liddil in The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He was named
one of "Ten Actors to Watch" by Variety. In 2008, he made his
directorial debut with the independent film Pretty Bird. Also in 2008,
Schneider played President William Henry Harrison in a short parody
miniseries entitled Drunk History Vol. 4.
is best known for his portrayal of Mark Brendanawicz on the first two
seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and Dick Liddil in The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He won a Best
Actor in a Narrative Feature award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival
for his performance in Goodbye to All That and the Best Supporting
Actor Award from the National Society of Film Critics for his
performance as Charles Armitage Brown in Bright Star.Schneider was
born in Oakland, California, and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.
He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the
Arts.In 2000, Schneider made his film debut in George Washington and
starred in All the Real Girls. As research for his role as Jesse
Baylor in Elizabethtown, director Cameron Crowe suggested that
Schneider tour with the band My Morning Jacket for five days.
Schneider accompanied the band to concerts held in such locations as
Irving Plaza, the Webster Theater, the Theater of the Living Arts, and
Stone Pony Landing.After Elizabethtown, Schneider had supporting roles
in The Family Stone and Live Free or Die. In 2007, he portrayed Gus
Lindstrom in Lars and the Real Girl and Dick Liddil in The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He was named
one of "Ten Actors to Watch" by Variety. In 2008, he made his
directorial debut with the independent film Pretty Bird. Also in 2008,
Schneider played President William Henry Harrison in a short parody
miniseries entitled Drunk History Vol. 4.
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